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Seven Grays, 23 St Peter Street, Maidstone

At 14 St Peters Street in 1867 and at 21 St Peters Street in 1891

Directory of Pubs in the UK,  historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Maidstone, Kent . The Maidstone,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1851/W Britten/../../../Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey & Sussex Directory ****

1851/William Britten/Beer Shop Keeper & Blacksmith/49/Maidstone, Kent/Census ****
1851/Eliza Britten/Wife/43/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Britten/Daughter/15/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/William Britten/Son, Blacksmith/13/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Edward Britten/Son/12/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Eliza Britten/Daughter/9/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/George Britten/Son/7/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/John Britten/Son/6/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Britten/Daughter/4/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Louisa Britten/Daughter/3/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Alfred Britten/Son/10? months/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Knight/Mother in Law, Widow/84/Maidstone, Kent/Census

1858/Joseph Dence/../../../Melvilles Directory ****

1861/Joseph Dence/Beerseller/52/Frittenden, Kent/Census ****
1861/Jane Dence/Wife/52/Goudhurst, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah Ann Tompsett/Niece/14/Goudhurst, Kent/Census
1861/James Robertson/Boarder, Excavator/50/Cambridge/Census
1861/Joseph Hendrick/Boarder, Excavator/28/Cambridge/Census
1861/Robert Davis/Boarder, Excavator/42/Cambridge/Census
1861/John Budd/Boarder, Excavator/40/Ireland/Census

1862/Joseph Dence/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1867/Joseph Dence/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1882/Joseph Dence/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/William Radford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1903/W Radford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1913/William Radford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/William Radford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

My great grandfather, Thomas William Archer was the innkeeper here in 1920. My grandparents were married from this pub, as they both gave it as their address on the marriage certificate (but as Peter Street rather than St Peter St.) I don't when my great-grandfather took over the pub, possibly after William Radford, or how long he stayed there, but had obviously left by 1930. He died in 1936 in Maidstone aged 72, he would have been 65 in 1929. **

1930/Chas Wm Laslett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Thos F Dodge/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By James Coggger

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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